Bolivia vs Ghana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia Ghana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1744
$1627
🏠 One person rent
$318
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$176
💸 GDP per capita
$4421
$2391
😃 Human freedom index
6.81
7.05
❤️ Life expectancy
68.6
65.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
43
🌐 English speaking %
4%
66.7%
🎓 Higher education
47
68
😀 Quality of life
41
42
🏙️ Population
12.4M
34.4M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($726) is 12% more expensive than in Ghana ($650). Bolivia ranked 146th vs 161st for Ghana in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bolivia compared to 0.3 months in Ghana. Ranked 127th and 126th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs Ghana

We calculate prices for Bolivia and Ghana as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Bolivia Ghana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.55
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.87
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.05
 Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$32.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.1
$49.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$41.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$5718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1047
$3345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.9
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$10.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$5.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.2
$4.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$5.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$2.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$8.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$15.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$32.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$88.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4225
$7241

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Cities Comparison in Bolivia vs Ghana

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bolivia

City Cost of living Population
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$829
3.15M
El Alto
$665
842K
La Paz
$675
756K
Cochabamba
$601
632K
Sucre
$626
361K
Oruro
$610
265K
Potosi
$508
190K
Sacaba
$590
172K
Tarija
$556
180K
Trinidad
$775
124K

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Kumasi
$562
3.9M
Accra
$861
1.78M
Tamale
$612
730K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
540K
Ashaiman
$654
208K
Obuasi
$664
180K
Koforidua
$703
127K
Tema
$607
162K
Ho
$454
126K
Hohoe
$683
56.2K